Sculpture fragment with cuneiform

When this stone object was donated to the museum it was thought to be part of an inscribed cone used as a building dedication in ancient Mesopotamia. Recent research has revealed it is actually part of a sculpture of a deity or king. The text has reads ‘To (the goddess) Bau the good lady daughter of (the god An) his lady, Gudea governor of Lagash’.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
86/1966/M1
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
Western Asia (Middle East and Near East)
Collector Excavator
Corkill, N.L., Dr
Material
stone | | | |
Common Name
sculpture fragment with cuneiform
Simple Name
sculpture
Production Town
Production Person Initials
Production Person Surname
Production Year Low
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sculpture fragment, [inscribed cone], cuneiform